Masters in Advanced Analytics and Decision Sciences

This masters programme is composed of two equally weighted components. STA5003W is the course work component, followed by STA5004W as a 50% dissertation on a selected research topic. The programme will be open to both students with a Statistics honours degree (with a mark of at least 65%) and students who may not have a statistics background but holds a honours degree (with a mark of at least 65%) in another discipline, that contained a substantial component of quantitative training, as assessed by the head of the Department of Statistical Sciences. Students who do not have a qualification in Statistics at honours level, will be required to pass some pre-courses (STA5014Z) before being allowed to register for the programme.

STA5003W requires the student to complete a combination of core and elective modules that add up to 90 credits. Students need to complete the core modules for their specialisation and elective modules with the option of completing up to two specialisation modules in a different department or honours level courses. The following modules form part of the masters programme although not all modules will be offered every year; modules offered will depend on staff availability and the course will be tailored to the interests and needs of the particular students. The specialisation modules allows for streaming in the popular areas of Statistics and its applications: Data Science, Mathematical Statistics, Biological Statistics, Financial Statistics and Operations Research.